Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2691, S.D. 2, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to provide additional means of recourse against employers who fail to pay their employees prevailing wages by allowing a joint labor-management committee established pursuant to the federal Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a) to institute actions for injunctive and other relief against such employers.

Your Committee on Conference finds that under current law, employees may take civil action against employers who do not pay prevailing wages. However, lack of information and resources often prevent employees from seeking redress. Allowing labor-management committees, who possess experience and expertise in the construction industry, to also pursue legal action against employers will help improve enforcement of the existing law.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date from July 1, 2091, to upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2691, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2691, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.